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unusual facts about high school sports



2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The biggest coup for the University of Delaware in the off-season was the addition of quarterback Pat Devlin, a transfer from Penn State and former high school All-American out of Downingtown East High School.

Dorris, California

The Butte Valley High School, (Bulldogs) are members of the Evergreen League, a high school sports league whose athletic teams are members of the Northern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.

P.C. Cobb Stadium

The 22,000 seat stadium was built of reinforced concrete under the Works Progress Administration program in 1939 and was used for high school sporting events of the Dallas Independent School District.


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Clyde Crabtree

Crabtree served as a high school sports coach in several of the high schools of Palm Beach County and Dade County, Florida, and later, as a school administrator.

Jay Schlueter

Following his playing career, Schlueter became a dedicated coach and supporter of all youth and high school sports in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Chaparral, New Mexico.

KVIK

It also airs local high school sports, primarily Decorah High School sports in their respective seasons, including basketball and football.

Mid-Hudson Athletic League

The Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL) is an inter-scholastic high school sports program located within Section IX of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Mike Penner

Initially reporting on high school sports, Penner went on to cover a variety of national and international sporting events including the Olympics, Major League Baseball, tennis, and World Cup soccer.

North Fulton High School

North Fulton Cooperative — the combined high school sports teams of Cuba High School (Illinois) and Spoon River Valley High School in Fulton County, Illinois, USA, and using the Wildcats nickname

The Oakridge School

Oakridge partners with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), founded by coach and author Jim Thompson in 1998, to transform the culture of youth and high school sports so that every student-athlete can have a positive, character-building experience.

WBVI

The station broadcasts high school sports and is a member of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds radio networks.

WHVW

Non-music programming on WHVW includes some weekend religious and ethnic programs, a weekly talk show done with the Poughkeepsie Chamber of Commerce, a high school sports program, and a weekly program hosted by Poughkeepsie Journal columnist and former WEOK morning host Larry Hughes.

Willie Varner

There was a Pepsi bottle made with Varner’s face on it after he was named to the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.

WMOA

Besides ABC News updates twice hourly, the station features local on-air talent and Adult Contemporary music for the bulk of their broadcast day, The station primarily provides coverage of the Cincinnati Reds and Ohio State University football, but also airs Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, Ohio University Bobcats football, and local high school sports broadcasts.

WSAT

Sports coverage on the station includes Catawba College football and men's and women's basketball, area high school sports, the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, and American Legion baseball.

WTUK

The FM station broadcasts 24 hours with a country music format, with daily news, and coverage of local high school sports, and University of Kentucky football and basketball games.